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unexpired
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<br />and read:
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<br />term of John .T. Czrr, which ~e.rm e~pi.res December 31st.
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<br /> 1965,.and by the following vote:
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<br /> For Mr. Holland: Dillon.
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<br /> For Mr. Spicer: Smith, Atkinson, Eastes, Knight, Leary.
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<br /> 63-43 - The following ordinance, approved on firs~ reading at last meeting was taken up
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<br />"AN ORDINANCE TO LEASE PORTSMOUTH STADIUM FOR THE PLAYING OF PROFESSIONAL
<br /> BASEBALL~DURING THE 1963 SEASON TO TIDEWATER CONAMUNITY BASEBAIJ, CORPORATION."
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<br /> On motion of Mr. Knight, the ordinance was adopted, and by the following vo~e:
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<br /> Ayes: Smith~ Atkinson, Dillon, Eastes, Knight, Le.ary.
<br /> Nays: None
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<br />NEW BUSINESS
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<br /> 63-66 - The following communication from the City Treasurer was presented and on motion
<br />of Mr. Knight, received as information:
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<br /> "Herewith. is the list of delinquent City Real Estate Taxes for the year 1962 to be
<br />furnished you as required by S~ate Law."
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<br />63-67 - The following communication from Westhaven Park Civic League was read:
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<br /> "A few days ago, a press release announced the transfer of responsibility for the
<br />maintenance of City recreation facilities-to the Recreation Department. The League considers this a logical
<br />arrangement and we commend the City Manager for this decision.
<br /> We.feel the Recreation Department can better discharge it's obligations 5o Portsmouth
<br />citizens under the proposed plan~ This.should~also make possible more efficient use of budgeted funds and more
<br />accurate accounting of recreational expenditures.
<br /> We wish also to commend Recreation Director Mr. John S. Campbell Jr. and the Advisory
<br />Board of Recreation and Parks for their interest and efforts in this matter."
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Dillon the, acknowledge with-thank~ and Lo receive as information, was
<br />adopted,' without dissenting vote.
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<br /> Notion of Mr. Knight to'thank the Recreation Board for working with the Manager in this
<br />was adopted, without dissenting vote.
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<br /> 63-68 - The f~llowing.resolutions presented by the City Repu~.lican Committee, were read:
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<br /> "WHEREAS the board of Directors of the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners
<br />on the 2nd day of February, 1963, did approve a resolution similar to the one attached hereto and differing only
<br />were underlined, in an effort to retuP~ to the s~ates the full range of wel£ar~, health, and educational programs
<br />and.
<br /> ~HEREAS the City of Portsmouth has, on past occasions, approved resolutions of like nature,
<br />and purpose by unanimous votes of the City Council and here being ~o.evidence to ~ndicate that the majority of
<br />opinion does not remazn the same as of this ~ate, and
<br /> W.t{EREAS ~ flnit~ there .i~streng,hh. and
<br /> WHERE~S by joining together and supporting ~he~ aboye said County Commissioners and others
<br />who may approve resolutions of their own it is possible 5o provide the .Senate Subcommittee on Intergovernmental
<br />Relations, now invesz~gation the subject ~ma~ter. with the current grass-roo~s opinion,
<br /> THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Portsmouth City Republican Committee that the Council
<br />of the City Of Portsmouth~ V~rginla be re9uested 'to consider the approval of the attached resolution, and,
<br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary~ o~ the above said City Committee is hereby
<br />directed to forward cop~es of the attached resolution tQ all political sub-divisions of the Tidewater area."
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<br /> "WHEREAS, the Congr~ess of the United States is now studying the whole range of Federal~
<br />State-Local relationships, in the course of which the subcommittee on Intergovernmental Relations of the Committee
<br />on Government Operations of the United States Senate has mailed a Questionnaire to state and local officials, and
<br /> WHEREAS, this questionnaire asks for suggestions as to changes which would improve the
<br />whole area of federal-state-local relationships, and
<br /> WHEREAS, City officials know from bitter experzence th-at the federal governmen~ places
<br />heavy restriction on state and local activities where federal grants-in-aid are involved, which restrictions
<br />reduce the area of decision of stale and local officials and increase the cost of these activities, and
<br /> WHEREAS, this would be an appropriate time to study the possibility of the federal
<br />government's returning to the sta~es the full range~ of welfare, health and educational programs in which the
<br />federal govern~ment now participates, allowing each state~ and its local governments to develop their own programs
<br />~o meet the needs of the state, and reducing federal taxation to the extent of the expenditure thus reduced so as
<br />to allow the states and the local governments to increase their taxes ~o meet expenditures, and
<br /> WHEREAS, City officials are reedy to do their part, both in developing sound state-local
<br />programs to replace federal-state-local programs thus abandoned and .in developing ways to finance these programs
<br />following the reduction of federal taxation and federal grants;
<br /> NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, that
<br />the Governor of Virginia and the General Assembly be requested to consider this matter, with a view to making
<br />recommendations in connection therewith to the Congress of the United States for their consideration.
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Eastes to receive with thanks and to refer to a conference, was adopted,
<br />without dissenting vote.
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<br /> 63-69 - Motion of Mr. Dillon that the City Manager look. into the possibility of
<br />equipping all police cars with oxygen apparatus, was adopted, without dissenting vote.
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